Haldun Dostoğlu Talks About Fahrelnissa Zeid and Her Son Nejad Melih Devrim!

Fahrelnissa Zeid Exhibition Events

Thursday, July 13, 2017, 18.30

“Two Generations of the Rainbow” Documentary Screening, 17.30

Istanbul Modern presents a selection of works by Fahrelnissa Zeid, a pioneer of modern art and one of the first exponents of abstract art in Turkey, in its pop-up exhibition area.

In addition to paintings from Istanbul Modern’s extensive collection of Zeid’s works, the exhibition features a documentary produced for the exhibition “Two Generations of the Rainbow: Fahrelnissa Zeid and Nejad Melih Devrim”, curated by Haldun Dostoğlu and held at Istanbul Modern in 2006.

In the event following the documentary screening, Haldun Dostoğlu will speak about Zeid and Devrim’s artistic practice and the exhibition “Two Generations of the Rainbow” through his own experience.